George Pal Flights of Fantasy: 3 DVD Set
Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and showman who profoundly
shaped the art of motion pictures. A peer of Walt Disney, Pal pioneered stop-motion animation and went on to virtually invent the modern
science fiction and fantasy film genres. Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned eight Academy Awards®* and
left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.
Pal produced and/or directed such classics as The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, 7 Faces of Doctor Lao, Destination Moon,
When Worlds Collide and Atlantis: The Lost Continent.
3-DVD set includes:
The Puppetoon® Movie
Hosted by Gumby, Pokey, and new pal Arnie the Dinosaur, The Puppetoon Movie features classic characters like Tubby the Tuba, Jasper in a Jam and Speedy Alka-Seltzer.
With hip jazz tunes from Charlie Barnet and Louis Armstrong, and as many as 5,000 individually carved puppets per short, this unforgettable experience will
astound and delight children and film buffs of all ages! Written, Produced by Arnold Leibovit
Special Features:
12 Bonus Puppetoon® Shorts (Complete and Unedited)
Reminiscing with Puppetoon® Animator Bob Baker
Production Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
This expanded director's cut collector's edition explores Pal's life and work from his ground-breaking Puppetoon® shorts to his sci-fi milestones The Time Machine and War of
the Worlds. Included are rare interviews with Pal and reminiscences from many of Hollywood's brightest stars and great filmmakers,
including Ray Bradbury, Tony Curtis, Joe Dante, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Russ Tamblyn, Robert Wise and many, many more.
Written, Produced and Directed by Arnold Leibovit
Special Features:
Theatrical Trailers The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal,
Destination Moon
and Promotional Excerpts for Doc Savage: Man of Bronze
Reminiscences by Disney Animator Ward Kimball and
Puppetoon® Animators
Kinescopes on the Set of Destination Moonand at the Premiere of The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Interview
with George Pal and Pal Family Home Movies
Production Photo and Art Gallery
George Pal's The Great Rupert
In Pal's first feature film, Jimmy Durante stars in one of his most memorable screen performances in this heart-warming tale of
a lovable trained squirrel who inadvertently helps a family of vaudeville performers down on their luck. The squirrel
animated through Pal's Academy Award-winning Puppetoon® technique, looked so realistic that audiences thought he was an actual animal.
Directed by Irving Pichel.
*Special Academy Award - Animation (1943); Best Special Effects: Destination Moon
(1950); When Worlds Collide (1951); The War of the Worlds (1953); Tom Thumb (1958); The Time Machine (1960);
Best Costume Design: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962); Makeup (Honorary Award): 7 Faces pf Dr. Lao (1964)
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